Senate Bill No. 813

Introduced by Senator Leyva

(Principal coauthor: Senator Pavley)

(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Burke, Gipson, and Williams)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chávez and Lackey)

January 4, 2016

An act to amend Sectionsbegin delete 680,end delete 799, 801.1, and 803 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 813, as amended, Leyva. Sex offenses: statute of limitations.

Existing law generally requires that the prosecution of a felony sex offense be commenced within 10 years after the commission of the offense. Under existing law, prosecution for the crimes of rape, sodomy, lewd or lascivious acts, continuous sexual abuse of a child, oral copulation, and sexual penetration, if committed against a victim who was under 18 years of age, may be commenced at any time prior to the victim’s 40th birthday. Existing law allows prosecution of an offense punishable by death or by imprisonment for life or for life without the possibility of parole, or for the embezzlement of public money, to be commenced at any time.

This bill would allow the prosecution of rape, sodomy, lewd or lascivious acts, continuous sexual abuse of a child, oral copulation, and sexual penetration,begin insert that are committed under certain circumstances,end insert as specified, to be commenced at any time. The bill would apply to these crimes committed after January 1, 2017, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2017, has not run as of January 1, 2017.

9(2) Existing law requires an adult arrested for or charged with10a felony and a juvenile adjudicated for a felony to submit DNA11samples as a result of that arrest, charge, or adjudication.

12(3) Victims of sexual assaults have a strong interest in the13 investigation and prosecution of their cases.

14(4) Law enforcement agencies have an obligation to victims of15sexual assaults in the proper handling, retention, and timely DNA16testing of rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence and to17be responsive to victims concerning the developments of forensic18testing and the investigation of their cases.

19(5) The growth of the Department of Justice’s Cal-DNA20databank and the national databank through the Combined DNA21Index System (CODIS) makes it possible for many sexual assault22perpetrators to be identified after their first offense, provided that23rape kit evidence is analyzed in a timely manner.

24(6) Timely DNA analysis of rape kit evidence is a core public25safety issue affecting men, women, and children in the State of26California. It is the intent of the Legislature, in order to further27public safety, to encourage DNA analysis of rape kit evidence28within the time limits imposed by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of29paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 803.

30(7) In order to ensure that sexual assault forensic evidence is31analyzed within the two-year timeframe required by subparagraphs32(A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 803 and33to ensure the longest possible statute of limitations for sex offenses,34including sex offenses designated pursuant to those subparagraphs,35the following should occur:

P3 1(A) A law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction a sex2offense specified in Section 261, 261.5, 262, 286, 288a, or 2893occurred, should do one of the following for any sexual assault4forensic evidence received by the law enforcement agency on or5after January 1, 2016:

6(i) Submit sexual assault forensic evidence to the crime lab7within 20 days after it is booked into evidence.

8(ii) Ensure that a rapid turnaround DNA program is in place to9submit forensic evidence collected from the victim of a sexual10assault directly from the medical facility where the victim is11examined to the crime lab within five days after the evidence is12obtained from the victim.

13(B) The crime lab should do one of the following for any sexual14assault forensic evidence received by the crime lab on or after15January 1, 2016.

16(i) Process sexual assault forensic evidence, create DNA profiles17when able, and upload qualifying DNA profiles into CODIS as18soon as practically possible, but no later than 120 days after initially19receiving the evidence.

20(ii) Transmit the sexual assault forensic evidence to another21crime lab as soon as practically possible, but no later than 30 days22after initially receiving the evidence, for processing of the evidence23for the presence of DNA. If a DNA profile is created, the24transmitting crime lab should upload the profile into CODIS as25soon as practically possible, but no longer than 30 days after being26notified about the presence of DNA.

27(C) This subdivision does not require a lab to test all items of28forensic evidence obtained in a sexual assault forensic evidence29examination. A lab is considered to be in compliance with the30guidelines of this section when representative samples of the31evidence are processed by the lab in an effort to detect the foreign32DNA of the perpetrator.

33(D) This section does not require a DNA profile to be uploaded34into CODIS if the DNA profile does not meet federal guidelines35regarding the uploading of DNA profiles into CODIS.

36(E) For purposes of this section, a “rapid turnaround DNA37program” is a program for the training of sexual assault team38personnel in the selection of representative samples of forensic39evidence from the victim to be the best evidence, based on the40medical evaluation and patient history, the collection andP4 1preservation of that evidence, and the transfer of the evidence2directly from the medical facility to the crime lab, which is adopted3pursuant to a written agreement between the law enforcement4agency, the crime lab, and the medical facility where the sexual5assault team is based.

6(8) For the purpose of this section, “law enforcement” means7the law enforcement agency with the primary responsibility for8investigating an alleged sexual assault.

9(c) (1) Upon the request of a sexual assault victim, the law10enforcement agency investigating a violation of Section 261, 261.5,11262, 286, 288a, or 289 may inform the victim of the status of the12DNA testing of the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence13from the victim’s case. The law enforcement agency may, at its14discretion, require that the victim’s request be in writing. The law15enforcement agency may respond to the victim’s request with16either an oral or written communication, or by email, if an email17address is available. Nothing in this subdivision requires that the18law enforcement agency communicate with the victim or the19victim’s designee regarding the status of DNA testing absent a20specific request from the victim or the victim’s designee.

21(2) Subject to the commitment of sufficient resources to respond22to requests for information, sexual assault victims have the23following rights:

24(A) The right to be informed whether or not a DNA profile of25the assailant was obtained from the testing of the rape kit evidence26or other crime scene evidence from their case.

27(B) The right to be informed whether or not the DNA profile28of the assailant developed from the rape kit evidence or other crime29scene evidence has been entered into the Department of Justice30Data Bank of case evidence.

31(C) The right to be informed whether or not there is a match32between the DNA profile of the assailant developed from the rape33kit evidence or other crime scene evidence and a DNA profile34contained in the Department of Justice Convicted Offender DNA35Data Base, provided that disclosure would not impede or36compromise an ongoing investigation.

37(3) This subdivision is intended to encourage law enforcement38agencies to notify victims of information which is in their39possession. It is not intended to affect the manner of or frequencyP5 1with which the Department of Justice provides this information to2law enforcement agencies.

3(d) If the law enforcement agency does not analyze DNA4evidence within six months prior to the time limits established by5subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of6Section 803, a victim of a sexual assault offense specified in7Section 261, 261.5, 262, 286, 288a, or 289 shall be informed, either8orally or in writing, of that fact by the law enforcement agency.

9(e) If the law enforcement agency intends to destroy or dispose10of rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from an11unsolved sexual assault case prior to the expiration of the statute12of limitations as set forth in Section 803, a victim of a violation13of Section 261, 261.5, 262, 286, 288a, or 289 shall be given written14notification by the law enforcement agency of that intention.

15(f) Written notification under subdivision (d) or (e) shall be16made at least 60 days prior to the destruction or disposal of the17rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from an unsolved18sexual assault case where the election not to analyze the DNA or19 the destruction or disposal occurs prior to the expiration of the20statute of limitations specified in subdivision (f) of Section 803.

21(g) A sexual assault victim may designate a sexual assault victim22advocate, or other support person of the victim’s choosing, to act23as a recipient of the above information required to be provided by24this section.

25(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that a law enforcement26agency responsible for providing information under subdivision27(c) do so in a timely manner and, upon request of the victim or the28victim’s designee, advise the victim or the victim’s designee of29any significant changes in the information of which the law30enforcement agency is aware. In order to be entitled to receive31notice under this section, the victim or the victim’s designee shall32keep appropriate authorities informed of the name, address,33telephone number, and email address of the person to whom the34information should be provided, and any changes of the name,35address, telephone number, and email address, if an email address36is available.

37(i) A defendant or person accused or convicted of a crime against38the victim shall have no standing to object to any failure to comply39with this section. The failure to provide a right or notice to a sexualP6 1assault victim under this section may not be used by a defendant2to seek to have the conviction or sentence set aside.

3(j) The sole civil or criminal remedy available to a sexual assault4victim for a law enforcement agency’s failure to fulfill its5responsibilities under this section is standing to file a writ of6 mandamus to require compliance with subdivision (d) or (e).

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begin deleteSEC. 2.end delete8begin insertSECTION 1.end insert

Section 799 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

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799.

(a) Prosecution for an offense punishable by death or by10imprisonment in the state prison for life or for life without the11possibility of parole, or for the embezzlement of public money,12may be commenced at any time.

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13(b) Prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 261,14286, 288, 288.5, 288a, or 289, or Section 289.5, as enacted by15Chapter 293 of the Statutes of 1991 relating to penetration by an16unknown object, may be commenced at any time. This subdivision17applies to crimes that were committed on or after January 1, 2017,18and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect19prior to January 1, 2017, has not run as of January 1, 2017.

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(2) This subdivision applies to crimes that were committed on32or after January 1, 2017, and to crimes for which the statute of33limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2017, has not run34as of January 1, 2017.

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35(c) This section shall apply in any case in which the defendant36was a minor at the time of the commission of the offense and the37prosecuting attorney could have petitioned the court for a fitness38hearing pursuant to Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions39Code.

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begin insertSEC. 2.end insert

end insertbegin insertSection 801.1 of the end insertbegin insertPenal Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

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801.1.

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time2described in this chapter, prosecution for a felony offense described3in Section 261, 286, 288, 288.5, 288a, or 289, or Section 289.5,4as enacted by Chapter 293 of the Statutes of 1991 relating to5penetration by an unknown object, that is alleged to have been6committed when the victim was under 18 years of age, may be7commenced any time prior to the victim’s 40th birthday.

8(2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to crimes that were committed9on or after January 1, 2015, or for which the statute of limitations10that was in effect prior to January 1, 2015, has not run as of January111, 2015.

12(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in13this chapter, ifbegin insert eitherend insert subdivision (a)begin insert of this section or subdivision14(b) of Section 799end insert does not apply, prosecution for a felony offense15described in subdivision (c) of Section 290 shall be commenced16within 10 years after commission of the offense.

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begin insertSEC. 3.end insert

end insertbegin insertSection 803 of the end insertbegin insertPenal Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

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803.

(a) Except as provided in this section, a limitation of time19prescribed in this chapter is not tolled or extended for any reason.

20(b) No time during which prosecution of the same person for21the same conduct is pending in a court of this state is a part of a22limitation of time prescribed in this chapter.

23(c) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not24commence to run until the discovery of an offense described in25this subdivision. This subdivision applies to an offense punishable26by imprisonment in the state prison or imprisonment pursuant to27subdivision (h) of Section 1170, a material element of which is28fraud or breach of a fiduciary obligation, the commission of the29crimes of theft or embezzlement upon an elder or dependent adult,30or the basis of which is misconduct in office by a public officer,31employee, or appointee, including, but not limited to, the following32offenses:

33(1) Grand theft of any type, forgery, falsification of public34records, or acceptance of, or asking, receiving, or agreeing to35receive, a bribe, by a public official or a public employee,36including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 68, 86, or 93.

37(2) A violation of Section 72, 118, 118a, 132, 134, or 186.10.

38(3) A violation of Section 25540, of any type, or Section 2554139of the Corporations Code.

P8 1(4) A violation of Section 1090 or 27443 of the Government2Code.

3(5) Felony welfare fraud or Medi-Cal fraud in violation of4Section 11483 or 14107 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

5(6) Felony insurance fraud in violation of Section 548 or 5506of this code or former Section 1871.1, or Section 1871.4, of the7Insurance Code.

8(7) A violation of Section 580, 581, 582, 583, or 584 of the9Business and Professions Code.

10(8) A violation of Section 22430 of the Business and Professions11Code.

12(9) A violation of Section 103800 of the Health and Safety13Code.

14(10) A violation of Section 529a.

15(11) A violation of subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 368.

16(d) If the defendant is out of the state when or after the offense17is committed, the prosecution may be commenced as provided in18Section 804 within the limitations of time prescribed by this19chapter, and no time up to a maximum of three years during which20the defendant is not within the state shall be a part of those21limitations.

22(e) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not23commence to run until the offense has been discovered, or could24have reasonably been discovered, with regard to offenses under25Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code,26under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of, Chapter276.7 (commencing with Section 25280) of, or Chapter 6.828(commencing with Section 25300) of, Division 20 of, or Part 429(commencing with Section 41500) of Division 26 of, the Health30and Safety Code, or under Section 386, or offenses under Chapter315 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of, Chapter 932(commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2 of, Section 612633of, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 7301) of Division 3 of,34or Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) of Division 835of, the Business and Professions Code.

36(f) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described37in this chapter,begin insert if subdivision (b) of Section 799 does not apply,end insert a38criminal complaint may be filed within one year of the date of a39report to a California law enforcement agency by a person of any40age alleging that he or she, while under 18 years of age, was theP9 1victim of a crime described in Section 261, 286, 288, 288a, 288.5,2or 289, or Section 289.5, as enacted by Chapter 293 of the Statutes3of 1991 relating to penetration by an unknown object.

4(2) This subdivision applies only if all of the following occur:

5(A) The limitation period specified in Section 800, 801, or 801.1,6whichever is later, has expired.

10(C) There is independent evidence that corroborates the victim’s11allegation. If the victim was 21 years of age or older at the time12of the report, the independent evidence shall clearly and13convincingly corroborate the victim’s allegation.

14(3) No evidence may be used to corroborate the victim’s15allegation that otherwise would be inadmissible during trial.16Independent evidence does not include the opinions of mental17health professionals.

18(4) (A) In a criminal investigation involving any of the crimes19listed in paragraph (1) committed against a child, when the20applicable limitations period has not expired, that period shall be21tolled from the time a party initiates litigation challenging a grand22jury subpoena until the end of the litigation, including any23associated writ or appellate proceeding, or until the final disclosure24of evidence to the investigating or prosecuting agency, if that25disclosure is ordered pursuant to the subpoena after the litigation.

26(B) Nothing in this subdivision affects the definition or27applicability of any evidentiary privilege.

28(C) This subdivision shall not apply if a court finds that the29grand jury subpoena was issued or caused to be issued in bad faith.

30(g) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described31in this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year32of the date on which the identity of the suspect is conclusively33established by DNA testing, if both of the following conditions34are met:

35(A) The crime is one that is described in subdivision (c) of36Section 290.

37(B) The offense was committed prior to January 1, 2001, and38biological evidence collected in connection with the offense is39analyzed for DNA type no later than January 1, 2004, or the offense40was committed on or after January 1, 2001, and biological evidenceP10 1collected in connection with the offense is analyzed for DNA type2no later than two years from the date of the offense.

3(2) For purposes of this section, “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic4acid.

5(h) For any crime, the proof of which depends substantially6upon evidence that was seized under a warrant, but which is7unavailable to the prosecuting authority under the procedures8described in People v. Superior Court (Laff) (2001) 25 Cal.4th9703, People v. Superior Court (Bauman & Rose) (1995) 3710Cal.App.4th 1757, or subdivision (c) of Section 1524, relating to11claims of evidentiary privilege or attorney work product, the12limitation of time prescribed in this chapter shall be tolled from13the time of the seizure until final disclosure of the evidence to the14prosecuting authority. Nothing in this section otherwise affects15the definition or applicability of any evidentiary privilege or16attorney work product.

17(i) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in18this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of19the date on which a hidden recording is discovered related to a20violation of paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (j) of Section 647.

21(j) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in22this chapter, if a person flees the scene of an accident that caused23death or permanent, serious injury, as defined in subdivision (d)24of Section 20001 of the Vehicle Code, a criminal complaint brought25pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 20001 of26the Vehicle Code may be filed within the applicable time period27 described in Section 801 or 802 or one year after the person is28initially identified by law enforcement as a suspect in the29commission of the offense, whichever is later, but in no case later30than six years after the commission of the offense.

31(k) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in32this chapter, if a person flees the scene of an accident, a criminal33complaint brought pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision34(c) of Section 192 may be filed within the applicable time period35described in Section 801 or 802, or one year after the person is36initially identified by law enforcement as a suspect in the37commission of that offense, whichever is later, but in no case later38than six years after the commission of the offense.

39(l) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not40commence to run until the discovery of an offense involving theP11 1offering or giving of a bribe to a public official or public employee,2including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 67, 67.5, 85,392, or 165, or Section 35230 or 72530 of the Education Code.

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SEC. 3.

Section 801.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

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801.1.

Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described6in this chapter, if subdivision (b) of Section 799 does not apply,7prosecution for a felony offense described in subdivision (c) of8Section 290 shall be commenced within 10 years after commission9of the offense.10

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SEC. 4.

Section 803 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

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803.

(a) Except as provided in this section, a limitation of time13prescribed in this chapter is not tolled or extended for any reason.

14(b) No time during which prosecution of the same person for15the same conduct is pending in a court of this state is a part of a16limitation of time prescribed in this chapter.

17(c) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not18commence to run until the discovery of an offense described in19this subdivision. This subdivision applies to an offense punishable20by imprisonment in the state prison or imprisonment pursuant to21subdivision (h) of Section 1170, a material element of which is22fraud or breach of a fiduciary obligation, the commission of the23crimes of theft or embezzlement upon an elder or dependent adult,24or the basis of which is misconduct in office by a public officer,25employee, or appointee, including, but not limited to, the following26offenses:

27(1) Grand theft of any type, forgery, falsification of public28records, or acceptance of, or asking, receiving, or agreeing to29receive, a bribe, by a public official or a public employee,30including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 68, 86, or 93.

31(2) A violation of Section 72, 118, 118a, 132, 134, or 186.10.

32(3) A violation of Section 25540, of any type, or Section 2554133of the Corporations Code.

34(4) A violation of Section 1090 or 27443 of the Government35Code.

36(5) Felony welfare fraud or Medi-Cal fraud in violation of37Section 11483 or 14107 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

P12 1(6) Felony insurance fraud in violation of Section 548 or 5502of this code or former Section 1871.1, or Section 1871.4, of the3Insurance Code.

4(7) A violation of Section 580, 581, 582, 583, or 584 of the5Business and Professions Code.

6(8) A violation of Section 22430 of the Business and Professions7Code.

8(9) A violation of Section 103800 of the Health and Safety9Code.

10(10) A violation of Section 529a.

11(11) A violation of subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 368.

12(d) If the defendant is out of the state when or after the offense13is committed, the prosecution may be commenced as provided in14Section 804 within the limitations of time prescribed by this15chapter, and no time up to a maximum of three years during which16the defendant is not within the state shall be a part of those17limitations.

18(e) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not19commence to run until the offense has been discovered, or could20have reasonably been discovered, with regard to offenses under21Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code,22under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of, Chapter236.7 (commencing with Section 25280) of, or Chapter 6.824(commencing with Section 25300) of, Division 20 of, or Part 425(commencing with Section 41500) of Division 26 of, the Health26and Safety Code, or under Section 386, or offenses under Chapter275 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of, Chapter 928(commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2 of, Section 612629of, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 7301) of Division 3 of,30or Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) of Division 831of, the Business and Professions Code.

32(f) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described33in this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year34of the date on which the identity of the suspect is conclusively35established by DNA testing, if both of the following conditions36are met:

37(A) The crime is one that is described in subdivision (c) of38Section 290.

39(B) The offense was committed prior to January 1, 2001, and40biological evidence collected in connection with the offense isP13 1analyzed for DNA type no later than January 1, 2004, or the offense2was committed on or after January 1, 2001, and biological evidence3collected in connection with the offense is analyzed for DNA type4no later than two years from the date of the offense.

5(2) For purposes of this section, “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic6acid.

7(g) For any crime, the proof of which depends substantially8upon evidence that was seized under a warrant, but which is9unavailable to the prosecuting authority under the procedures10described in People v. Superior Court (Laff) (2001) 25 Cal.4th11703, People v. Superior Court (Bauman & Rose) (1995) 3712Cal.App.4th 1757, or subdivision (c) of Section 1524, relating to13claims of evidentiary privilege or attorney work product, the14limitation of time prescribed in this chapter shall be tolled from15the time of the seizure until final disclosure of the evidence to the16prosecuting authority. Nothing in this section otherwise affects17the definition or applicability of any evidentiary privilege or18attorney work product.

19(h) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in20this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of21the date on which a hidden recording is discovered related to a22violation of paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (j) of Section 647.

23(i) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in24this chapter, if a person flees the scene of an accident that caused25death or permanent, serious injury, as defined in subdivision (d)26of Section 20001 of the Vehicle Code, a criminal complaint brought27pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 20001 of28the Vehicle Code may be filed within the applicable time period29described in Section 801 or 802 or one year after the person is30initially identified by law enforcement as a suspect in the31commission of the offense, whichever is later, but in no case later32than six years after the commission of the offense.

33(j) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not34commence to run until the discovery of an offense involving the35offering or giving of a bribe to a public official or public employee,36including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 67, 67.5, 85,3792, or 165, or Section 35230 or 72530 of the Education Code.

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